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septembe~J\t Ga~ !3Ta~~ 2, No. 12
Independent Publication Serving the Gay Community
~~~~~~~&Q..(Sii!~Q..~~D~Q..::;t!I!J~D~~~ DQ.. D D Q.. D~~~~
THIS ISSUE OF THE GAY BLADE INTRODUCES AC AND DC, THAT PRE- Religious services of the ~~
cious pair of prancing porkers, and a new Blade feature--Ford Community of the 'Love of p3
in ~our Future .. we. are forced to tak~~Jn o ffensive stand Christ are now being held att
aga1nst recent mc1dents of un ro- voked police bru- the Chapeltof St · Fran-~~
tali ty THERE MAY BE A FORD IN YOUR _ ~gainst innocent cis and St · John •
and FUTURE! License plate numbers unsuspecting homo- 1620 S St · NW · On Sun- ~
sexual of reported unmarked DC police rr,en. To wit, on Aug. days there is a 3PM low ~
15 • 4 cars: 779-328 dark green cus- "hip-looking" men beat mass said by Rev. Joe Cov- ~
a gay tom Ford. 779-911 white Ford on 8th St. NW just ab- ert and a SPM high mass by it
sedan. 477-416 "beat-up" 4- Ave., so 1· njur1· ng him Rev. Howard Grayson. The ,~
door Ford. 777-096 bronze hospitalize him for 10 first and third Sundays of
Ford. 778-183 white Ford. 567- days. It was later the month t~ere is a 8PM 9
-1 81 burgundy Ford. learned that his attackprayer servJ.ce. Each Wednes-1:>
ers were police offic-I day night at 6 there is a 9
I e:rs, Rockey and Keyes among them. And on Aug. 20, 4 low mass, and on every se- 1:>
_ . meR leaped from a car at 31st and Dumbarton in Georges:~nd. and fourth Saturday a (i
~ · to .211d beat up a gay, then arrested him (this group in-1m1dn1ght contemporary (rock ,.R
eluded oit~cers Glick and York, who perjured themselves in lfolk, soul) ma~s. Call.387-~
~court during last fall's trial of the gay "DC 12"). In each case 3134 for more 1nformat1on. ~
-,;~he man attacked was alone, but there were witnesses in each Toast and Strawberries, a 9
llnstance · . . . . . boutique at 2009 R St. NW, ~
~ . We won~e: 1f the:e pol1ce ohff1cers are comm1tt1ng these carries a selection of Gay
~ cr1mes on t _ e1r ~wn t1m~ or on t e ~axpayers. We also wonder Liberation bumper stickers. ~:>
~ how long Ch1ef W1lson Wlll allow th1s type of thing to continue-open 11 to 7 Sun. 1 to 6PM. ~ I Probably indefinitely, unless protest is made. A delegation ' 1:>
from GAA met with Inspector Bishop, head of the Morals Division,Seems there was some troublel
on Sept. 2. We think that this action would be effectively between patrons of Louie's ~
b~cked up if.concerned gays throughout.the area would write to and some straight bikers a~
~ W1ls~n, to B1shop, ~n~ to all of the c1 ty' s newspapers, pro- couple of weeks back. One of'~)
~test1ng these atrOCltJ.es. the straights reportedly was:
~ sewn back together with some~
~ 150 stitches (thus disproving
~ the common belief that '\\~
SNAPPIEST ORGANIZATION IN TOWN THE BLADE JOINS OTHERS IN THE "fairies can't fight"). The 9
~is the Vulcan Rubber Club, gay community in expressing straights allegedly have
--,;which meets each Wednesday nit sympathy at the loss of David vowed blood-type revenge.
lat the Liferaft. Club motto is (Mer) Showalter, bartender at 'Nuff said.
"Come Into Rubber", patch de- the Georgetown Grill, who was ._ ___ ___: ________ .(g_
~ sign is a rubber ducky with a killed while driving a custom- Gay women's consciousness-
~ beach ball under one wing and er's cycle home for him. A ra1s1ng. Call Cynthia or lan inner tube under the other, memorial fund is being collect Nancy at 546-3859.
and the club song is "Hubba ed at the Grill, and contribu-.... -------------11&
Hubba, Vulcan Rubber" (sure to tions would be greatly appre- WE GOOFED! Meetings of the 1:>
be a big hit!). ciated to help toward paying Gay Activists Alliance are~
~ The organization was formed .,..fun•e•r•a•l•e•xllplle•n•s•e•sllllil.• ••••••tdh aye osefceonadchamnodntfhouratthATlhlurs~l!l
-,;in July and has over 30 mem- . i
~ hers, male and female. Pur- Gay Women's Liberation in Bal- Souls Unitarian Church, 16t ~ .
pose is to have fun and to do timore now meeting Thuxsday and Harvard Sts. NW, not
community service. nites, 8PM, at ~LF Collective, t h e secon d an d f ourt h Tu es- 1:> 1811 Park Ave. For info. call days, as we reported in the 9
I~~ 3n6-6475, 366-2340, or 444- last Blade. Time is 8PM. ~
Brace yourselves for a barrage 7879 in Baltimore. '
of gay books to be ~::..:....::.....:::..::_~~~~::..:_------t-:---:----:-:--:---:-:---:-~~
issued this fall Will Steve Smith of the AD- , A course of instruction in Y
~~ by major }lublish- VOCATE please call Nancy fast dancing will be given ••
' ers. we can ex- Tucker, formerly of the AD- again this fall by a pro- ~
VOCATE? Phone 522-2404. fessional instructor for t
:1~ pect to see such 1 5 h 1:> titles as Dancing Washington's gay radicals have gays of n Y· 1 o$1u5r -locn g11 les-~ 528-~ the Gay Lib Blues sons or on Y . a ~ produced their first two ed- 8352 for more information. X5
and Sappho Was a itions of Breadbox, a news- (§
!~ Right-On Woman by paper aimed at gay street peo- Gay· Blade editors are Art at
--,; authors we all know ple. It's available for 15¢ a 270-2018 and Nancy at 522- (i
)~ and loved. Look . copy at the Community Book- 2404. Call them for ads, sub-
~ least a ozen, J.n shop, 2028 P St. NW, and at scriptions, and the Blade's(a
~ both hardback and paperback. the GLF Commune, 1620 S St. roommate referral service. ~
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septembe~J\t Ga~ !3Ta~~ 2, No. 12
Independent Publication Serving the Gay Community
~~~~~~~&Q..(Sii!~Q..~~D~Q..::;t!I!J~D~~~ DQ.. D D Q.. D~~~~
THIS ISSUE OF THE GAY BLADE INTRODUCES AC AND DC, THAT PRE- Religious services of the ~~
cious pair of prancing porkers, and a new Blade feature--Ford Community of the 'Love of p3
in ~our Future .. we. are forced to tak~~Jn o ffensive stand Christ are now being held att
aga1nst recent mc1dents of un ro- voked police bru- the Chapeltof St · Fran-~~
tali ty THERE MAY BE A FORD IN YOUR _ ~gainst innocent cis and St · John •
and FUTURE! License plate numbers unsuspecting homo- 1620 S St · NW · On Sun- ~
sexual of reported unmarked DC police rr,en. To wit, on Aug. days there is a 3PM low ~
15 • 4 cars: 779-328 dark green cus- "hip-looking" men beat mass said by Rev. Joe Cov- ~
a gay tom Ford. 779-911 white Ford on 8th St. NW just ab- ert and a SPM high mass by it
sedan. 477-416 "beat-up" 4- Ave., so 1· njur1· ng him Rev. Howard Grayson. The ,~
door Ford. 777-096 bronze hospitalize him for 10 first and third Sundays of
Ford. 778-183 white Ford. 567- days. It was later the month t~ere is a 8PM 9
-1 81 burgundy Ford. learned that his attackprayer servJ.ce. Each Wednes-1:>
ers were police offic-I day night at 6 there is a 9
I e:rs, Rockey and Keyes among them. And on Aug. 20, 4 low mass, and on every se- 1:>
_ . meR leaped from a car at 31st and Dumbarton in Georges:~nd. and fourth Saturday a (i
~ · to .211d beat up a gay, then arrested him (this group in-1m1dn1ght contemporary (rock ,.R
eluded oit~cers Glick and York, who perjured themselves in lfolk, soul) ma~s. Call.387-~
~court during last fall's trial of the gay "DC 12"). In each case 3134 for more 1nformat1on. ~
-,;~he man attacked was alone, but there were witnesses in each Toast and Strawberries, a 9
llnstance · . . . . . boutique at 2009 R St. NW, ~
~ . We won~e: 1f the:e pol1ce ohff1cers are comm1tt1ng these carries a selection of Gay
~ cr1mes on t _ e1r ~wn t1m~ or on t e ~axpayers. We also wonder Liberation bumper stickers. ~:>
~ how long Ch1ef W1lson Wlll allow th1s type of thing to continue-open 11 to 7 Sun. 1 to 6PM. ~ I Probably indefinitely, unless protest is made. A delegation ' 1:>
from GAA met with Inspector Bishop, head of the Morals Division,Seems there was some troublel
on Sept. 2. We think that this action would be effectively between patrons of Louie's ~
b~cked up if.concerned gays throughout.the area would write to and some straight bikers a~
~ W1ls~n, to B1shop, ~n~ to all of the c1 ty' s newspapers, pro- couple of weeks back. One of'~)
~test1ng these atrOCltJ.es. the straights reportedly was:
~ sewn back together with some~
~ 150 stitches (thus disproving
~ the common belief that '\\~
SNAPPIEST ORGANIZATION IN TOWN THE BLADE JOINS OTHERS IN THE "fairies can't fight"). The 9
~is the Vulcan Rubber Club, gay community in expressing straights allegedly have
--,;which meets each Wednesday nit sympathy at the loss of David vowed blood-type revenge.
lat the Liferaft. Club motto is (Mer) Showalter, bartender at 'Nuff said.
"Come Into Rubber", patch de- the Georgetown Grill, who was ._ ___ ___: ________ .(g_
~ sign is a rubber ducky with a killed while driving a custom- Gay women's consciousness-
~ beach ball under one wing and er's cycle home for him. A ra1s1ng. Call Cynthia or lan inner tube under the other, memorial fund is being collect Nancy at 546-3859.
and the club song is "Hubba ed at the Grill, and contribu-.... -------------11&
Hubba, Vulcan Rubber" (sure to tions would be greatly appre- WE GOOFED! Meetings of the 1:>
be a big hit!). ciated to help toward paying Gay Activists Alliance are~
~ The organization was formed .,..fun•e•r•a•l•e•xllplle•n•s•e•sllllil.• ••••••tdh aye osefceonadchamnodntfhouratthATlhlurs~l!l
-,;in July and has over 30 mem- . i
~ hers, male and female. Pur- Gay Women's Liberation in Bal- Souls Unitarian Church, 16t ~ .
pose is to have fun and to do timore now meeting Thuxsday and Harvard Sts. NW, not
community service. nites, 8PM, at ~LF Collective, t h e secon d an d f ourt h Tu es- 1:> 1811 Park Ave. For info. call days, as we reported in the 9
I~~ 3n6-6475, 366-2340, or 444- last Blade. Time is 8PM. ~
Brace yourselves for a barrage 7879 in Baltimore. '
of gay books to be ~::..:....::.....:::..::_~~~~::..:_------t-:---:----:-:--:---:-:---:-~~
issued this fall Will Steve Smith of the AD- , A course of instruction in Y
~~ by major }lublish- VOCATE please call Nancy fast dancing will be given ••
' ers. we can ex- Tucker, formerly of the AD- again this fall by a pro- ~
VOCATE? Phone 522-2404. fessional instructor for t
:1~ pect to see such 1 5 h 1:> titles as Dancing Washington's gay radicals have gays of n Y· 1 o$1u5r -locn g11 les-~ 528-~ the Gay Lib Blues sons or on Y . a ~ produced their first two ed- 8352 for more information. X5
and Sappho Was a itions of Breadbox, a news- (§
!~ Right-On Woman by paper aimed at gay street peo- Gay· Blade editors are Art at
--,; authors we all know ple. It's available for 15¢ a 270-2018 and Nancy at 522- (i
)~ and loved. Look . copy at the Community Book- 2404. Call them for ads, sub-
~ least a ozen, J.n shop, 2028 P St. NW, and at scriptions, and the Blade's(a
~ both hardback and paperback. the GLF Commune, 1620 S St. roommate referral service. ~
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